ISAF Offshore Safety Course

Also known as the RYA/ISAF Offshore Safety Course the Offshore Safety Course satisfies the training required by RYA/ISAF Offshore Special Regulation 6.01 for category 0, 1 and some category 2 offshore races.

The Course

The aim of the 1 day RYA / ISAF Offshore Safety Course is to provide skippers and crews of yachts taking part in offshore races with the necessary skills and knowledge to deal with an emergency. The course will give you a good knowledge of the safety equipment carried on small boats and the seamanship techniques needed to survive at sea in heavy weather.

To get the RYA / ISAF Offshore Safety Course certificate you must do this Offshore Safety course and the Sea Survival Course. The two courses may be taken in any order. If you have attended the RYA Sea Survival Course within the last five years then you need only attend this RYA/ISAF Offshore Safety Course.

The certificate awarded conforms with the eligibility requirements of section 6.01 of the ISAF Special Regulations for Category 0, 1 and some category 2 offshore races.

About This Course

The course is all classroom based.

This course is a prerequisite for a percentage of the crew doing the Rolex Fastnet Race that takes place every 2 years.

Certification: To receive the certificate we must either know that First Class Sailing have trained you in Sea Survival in the last 5 years or you must provide us with a copy of your Sea Survival Certificate from elsewhere.

Start/Finish Times

The course starts are 10am and ends at 5pm.

The RYA / ISAF Offshore Safety Course includes:

Care and maintenance of safety equipment

Storm sails

Damage control

Crew routines

Man overboard

Prevention and recovery

Giving assistance to other craft

Search and Rescue organisation and methods

Practical fire precautions and fire fighting

Distress alerting

Paper and pen.

There are no tea/coffee facilities in the building, there are places nearby.

You are welcome to bring lunch if you wish to avoid having to go out at lunchtime.

What did you like most about about your course? Well-defined and beautifully balanced act between people, didactics and technology. Combo is rarely achieved successfully but it hits the bull's eye! How would you rate the support you received during your course on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being very poor and 5 being excellent? 5 no doubt. From the first feedback onwards it's guaranteed you are not alone! I like the way anecdotes and facts are sprinkled occasionally alongside the syllabus, like recent ship wrecks in the Channel, etc. This certainly makes reading more interesting as text books tend to be somewhat drier. Please use any occasion to exploit that approach. That enriches the reader immensely as it is first-hand knowledge in its purest form, and that is certainly difficult to obtain anywhere else. Well done."

LJ

"The Instructor was an excellent coach and really took the time with our class to ensure we all understood all aspects of the course. He was patient and prepared to take the time to ensure we all had the best knowledge transferred to us. He was an excellent instructor and had a significant amount of detailed knowledge that was most helpful to me and the rest of the class. He is passionate and fully committed to his work and goes above and beyond to ensure you are capable and have a really enjoyable experience learning with him. First Class Sailing are well organised and the logistics, course material and facilities were all top notch "

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